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5G is so radical that it might even change the whole Network Neutrality debate, shifting the need for a one-size-fit-all horizontal kind of regulation to specific rules for each vertical industry.

Post author By Shrinivas
Post date July 7, 2016
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https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/06/innovate2016-how-5g-will-change-everything-including-the-network-neutrality-debate/?ncid=rss

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With the iPhone 7 rumors in full force now following WWDC this month and the unveiling of iOS 10, the latest might be our first look at pricing for the device.

http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/23/iphone-7-pricing-pro-256gb/

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How the ‘insecurity of things’ creates the next wave of security opportunities.

Post author By Shrinivas
Post date June 27, 2016
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Data from an HP IoT study shows that 80 percent of IoT devices failed to require passwords of sufficient complexity and length. As much as 70 percent of the devices did not encrypt communications. And 60 percent of these devices raised security concerns with their user interfaces.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/26/how-the-insecurity-of-things-creates-the-next-wave-of-security-opportunities/?ncid=rss

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Think out of the box:

https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/26/the-opportunities-silicon-valley-doesnt-see/?ncid=rss

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Google’s text messaging strategy: try everything

Post author By Shrinivas
Post date June 2, 2016
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Google feels like it can’t pull an iMessage and build its own proprietary service directly on top of Android. Instead, it’s trying again with a new messaging app.

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Uber just raised $3.5 billion from the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund

Post author By Shrinivas
Post date June 2, 2016
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The announcement comes a few weeks after Uber’s competitor in China, Didi, raised $1 billion from Apple.

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Apple beats Samsung by just one percent in American Customer Satisfaction Index

Post author By Shrinivas
Post date June 2, 2016
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Apple moves up 1% to take sole possession of the industry lead at 81, just ahead of Samsung, unchanged at 80. Lenovo’s Motorola recedes 3% to 77, as does HTC (75), while LG remains at 74. Microsoft Mobile, with both Nokia- and MS-branded phones, dips to 74, followed by the smaller manufacturers, which edge up 3% to a combined score of 73.